<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://wcbstv.com/consumer/resources_rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>New York News, Weather, Sports &amp; Traffic - WCBSTV.com</title><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer</link><description><![CDATA[New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com]]></description><language>en-US</language><copyright><![CDATA[(c)  MMIX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.]]></copyright><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:42:35 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[More Banks Shut Nationwide, Bringing Total To 120]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/bank.failure.fdic.2.1298120.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/bank.failure.fdic.2.1298120.html</link><description><![CDATA[Regulators on Friday shut banks in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 120 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over United Commercial Bank in San Francisco, with $11.2 billion in assets and $7.5 billion in deposits. East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank based in Pasadena, Calif., is buying all of the deposits and most of the failed bank's assets.
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:17:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Scams Center On H1N1, Fake IRS Emails]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/top.4.scams.2.1297693.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/top.4.scams.2.1297693.html</link><description><![CDATA[Lately people have been worried about H1N1 flu and when scam artists see that worry, they also see an opportunity to get your cash. One of the latest scams is centered around H1N1, but there are also other ways scam artists are targeting the public, CBS station KDKA-TV reports.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:38:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Minute: Going Green With HDTVs A Challenge]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/hdtv.television.green.2.1297250.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/hdtv.television.green.2.1297250.html</link><description><![CDATA[Next time you're enjoying the big, bright picture from your HDTV,
remember that it is indeed like a giant light -- and it consumes energy
like one. CNET's Brian Cooley offers some advice on trying to go green while still enjoying your great big, power-hungry high-definition television.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:28:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Borrowing Falls $14.8B In September]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/consumer.borrowing.sinks.2.1296881.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/consumer.borrowing.sinks.2.1296881.html</link><description><![CDATA[Consumers borrowed less for a record eighth straight month in September
amid rising unemployment and tight credit conditions. Economists worry
the declines in borrowing will drag on the fledgling recovery. The Federal Reserve says borrowing fell at an annual rate of $14.8
billion in September. That's the biggest decline since July and is
larger than the $10 billion drop economists expected.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama 'Won't Rest' Until America Prosperous Again]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/obama.jobs.homes.2.1295866.html</link><description><![CDATA[President Obama said new figures released Friday showing
national unemployment has hit the double-digit mark are a sobering
reminder of the challenges still facing the U.S. economy. "I will not rest until all Americans who want work can,"he said during a news conference Friday at the White House.<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:35:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobless Rate Tops 10 Pct. For First Time Since '83]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/jobless.rate.10.2.1295972.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/jobless.rate.10.2.1295972.html</link><description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Department says the economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October, less than the downwardly revised 219,000 lost in September. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBS 2 HD Presents: Painful Cost Of Looking Good]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/fashion.injuries.stiletto.2.1295390.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/fashion.injuries.stiletto.2.1295390.html</link><description><![CDATA[There are women who swear by their sky-high stilettos, love their glistening jewels and can't do without their oversize bags. But there can be a painful cost to looking good. In a never ending quest to look good, women face the very real danger of becoming victims of fashion. 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student Loan Debt Burdens Recent Grads]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/student.loans.college.2.1295386.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/student.loans.college.2.1295386.html</link><description><![CDATA[Jobs are scarce and many college graduates are sitting on mountains of debt. Students are borrowing more than ever to get their diploma and some worry this could be the next economic bubble to burst. CBS station WJZ-TV reports.
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:25:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fires Involving iPods Spark Concerns]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/ipod.fire.apple.2.1294133.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/ipod.fire.apple.2.1294133.html</link><description><![CDATA[The Apple iPod is widely acclaimed&nbsp;by music lovers, but the&nbsp;product isn't perfect. One woman says hers caught on fire.
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:59:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got A Crying Kid? Stick'em In A Baby Bucket]]></title><guid>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/baby.bucket.infant.2.1294156.html</guid><link>http://wcbstv.com/consumer/baby.bucket.infant.2.1294156.html</link><description><![CDATA[Parents will probably consider this one of the coolest creations for babies in decades.&nbsp; It may look a little strange but it does wonders for soothing a crying infant and babies seem to to love it. <br />
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